University of Alabama law school dean to retire at the end of June

College of communication dean also to retire

University of Alabama Law School Dean Ken Randall speaks to faculty, staff and students before U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the school in 2010. Randall plans to retire from the post at the end of June.

File | Dusty Compton | The Tuscaloosa News

By Ed EnochStaff Writer

Published: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 1:55 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, June 28, 2013 at 1:55 p.m.

TUSCALOOSA | The deans of the law school and the college of communication at the University of Alabama have announced plans to retire.

Ken Randall, dean of the UA School of Law, is scheduled to retire at the end of June, ending a 20-year career as dean. Randall said he was retiring to work in the private sector.

“The law school is in great shape, and I thought it was a good time (to retire),” Randall said.

An interim law dean will be selected by the university in the next few weeks, according to UA President Judy Bonner, who praised Randall for his leadership as dean.

“We wish dean Randall much success as he enters the private sector,” Bonner said in a statement from UA.

The university will conduct a national search for Randall’s replacement, Bonner said.

Loy Singleton, College of Communication and Information Sciences dean, is scheduled to step down at the end of October. Singleton has served as dean since July 2006, according to his UA profile.

Singleton could not be reached for comment Friday afternoon.

Singleton, who previously taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, joined UA as chair of the Department of Telecommunication and Film in 1989, according to his profile.

Randall, who joined the law school’s faculty in 1985, has served as dean since 1993, according to his profile on the UA website. He also served as vice dean from 1989 until he assumed the role of dean, according to his profile.

Randall was in private practice from 1982-1984 before joining the UA faculty in 1985.

<p>TUSCALOOSA | The deans of the law school and the college of communication at the University of Alabama have announced plans to retire.</p><p>Ken Randall, dean of the UA School of Law, is scheduled to retire at the end of June, ending a 20-year career as dean. Randall said he was retiring to work in the private sector.</p><p>“The law school is in great shape, and I thought it was a good time (to retire),” Randall said. </p><p>An interim law dean will be selected by the university in the next few weeks, according to UA President Judy Bonner, who praised Randall for his leadership as dean.</p><p>“We wish dean Randall much success as he enters the private sector,” Bonner said in a statement from UA.</p><p>The university will conduct a national search for Randall's replacement, Bonner said.</p><p>Loy Singleton, College of Communication and Information Sciences dean, is scheduled to step down at the end of October. Singleton has served as dean since July 2006, according to his UA profile. </p><p>Singleton could not be reached for comment Friday afternoon. </p><p>Singleton, who previously taught at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, joined UA as chair of the Department of Telecommunication and Film in 1989, according to his profile.</p><p>Randall, who joined the law school's faculty in 1985, has served as dean since 1993, according to his profile on the UA website. He also served as vice dean from 1989 until he assumed the role of dean, according to his profile. </p><p>Randall was in private practice from 1982-1984 before joining the UA faculty in 1985.</p><p>Reach Ed Enoch at 205-722-0209 or ed.enoch@tuscaloosanews.com.</p>